英语词汇“touchstone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

touchstone

(tʌtʃstoʊn )

Word forms: touchstones

countable noun

If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing.

Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees. [+ of/for]

Synonyms: standard, measure, par, criterion

Collocations:

cultural touchstone

The popularity of his hymns made him a cultural touchstone.

The Times Literary Supplement (2011)

The half-time show has become a cultural touchstone.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

With prescription drug abuse now classed as an epidemic in America, it has become something of a cultural touchstone.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

The actual numbers may not be that impressive, but we became part of the zeitgeist, like a cultural touchstone.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

单词	touchstone
释义	touchstone (tʌtʃstoʊn ) Word forms: touchstones countable noun If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing. Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees. [+ of/for] Synonyms: standard, measure, par, criterion Collocations: cultural touchstone The popularity of his hymns made him a cultural touchstone. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) The half-time show has become a cultural touchstone. Times, Sunday Times (2013) With prescription drug abuse now classed as an epidemic in America, it has become something of a cultural touchstone. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The actual numbers may not be that impressive, but we became part of the zeitgeist, like a cultural touchstone. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
随便看	radish radium radius radon RAF RAF aircraft raffia raffish raffle raft raft building rafter rafting rag raga ragamuffin rag-and-bone man ragbag rag-bag rag doll rage ragga ragged ragged clothes raggedly